A Midwestern grain and fertilizer business is helping farmers benefit from the Climate Smart Commodities program.
Dylan Vaca tells Brownfield the DeLong Company received a five-year 40-million dollar grant from the USDA under the program. Vaca says 98% of the money is passed through directly to farmers to promote sustainable farming practices. “Practices for farmers within our Grown Climate Smart program, the first practice being cover crops, and then we go into reduced or no-till, nutrient management plans, or windbreak establishiments or renovations to it.”
Vaca says growers can sign up for up for any or all of their four conservation practices, and they can stack the benefits to get paid more per acre.
